Beecher Falls vs Island Pond

A side-by-side comparison of Beecher Falls and Island Pond: population, income, housing, and more.

Beecher Falls and Island Pond are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Island Pond has the higher population (698 vs 73 in Beecher Falls). Beecher Falls has the higher median household income ($57,639 vs $47,500 in Island Pond). Island Pond has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $104,200 in Beecher Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
Population	73	698
Median age	57.8 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$57,639	$47,500
Median home value	$104,200	$118,900
Median gross rent	—	$795
Housing units	67	587
Homeownership rate	100.0%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	36.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
Population	193 → 73 (-62.2%)	826 → 698 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$29,167 → $57,639 (+97.6%)	$32,222 → $47,500 (+47.4%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $104,200 (-8.2%)	$104,200 → $118,900 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$719 → $795 (+10.6%)

Beecher Falls

Population

19373

Median household income

$29,167$57,639

Median home value

$113,500$104,200

Island Pond

Population

826698

Median household income

$32,222$47,500

Median home value

$104,200$118,900

Median gross rent

$719$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
Under 5	8.2%	0.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	14.8%
25 to 34	5.5%	8.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	5.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	32.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	24.7%	12.6%
75 and over	11.0%	17.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
No high school diploma	35.9%	14.2%
High school graduate	53.1%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	6.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
Drove alone	56.4%	89.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	35.9%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
1-unit, detached	86.6%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Beecher Falls	Island Pond
Poverty rate	4.1%	13.0%
Average household size	1.78	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1946	1938